Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-08
with prayer by Delegate HansIey, of Mason

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county.
S. B. 4, relating to compensation of wit
nesses in criminal cases, reported from
committee without recommendation, being
taken up on its third reading, upon motion
the further consideration thereof was in
definitely postponed.
The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
reported as being properly enrolled S. B. 9,
relating to tax on retail tobacco dealers,
aud S. b. g, requiring clerks of Circuit
Courts to certify to Auditor claims, etc.
II. B. II, the bill regulating freight and
passenger tariffs Oh railroads, was then
taken up on its second reading, a motion TO
table the dill being lost by a vote of 20 to
10. Amendments and amendments to
amendments were offered, no conclusion
being reached when noon arrived. The
Senate made their appearance and the
JOINT ASSEMBLY
went into session. Mr.. Ragland placed in
nomination j. b. Sommerville; Senator
Gettinger placed in nomination Hon. C. J.
Faulkner; Mr.. Gorrell placed in nOmina-
ton Ex-Governor j. b. Jackson; Speaker
Rowan placed in nomination Frank Here
ford: Mr.. Hamilton seconded the nOmina-
ton ofC. J. Faulkner; Senator B. w. Price
placed in nomination Judge r. S. Brown
Senator McCreery placed in nomination
John J.. Jackson; Mr.. Hagans placed in
nomination w. II. H. Flick; Mr.. TOler
placed in nomination DR.. A. r. Barbeei
Mr.. Shaw placed in nomination Judge w.
T. Ice; and Senator Sweeney placed in
nomination j. NJ. Jackson. There being
no further nominations.
THE BALLOT
was taken. MeSsrs. SOmmerield, Faux
ner, J. i. Jackson, Hereford, Brown, j.
Jackson. Flick, Barbee, Ice, j. M. Jack
son, n. T.. Whitaker and J. y: Camden
all received votes, which after being
changed in many instances resulted rs
follows: Whole number of votes cast 80,
necessary to a choice 10, of which Faux
ner received IS; Brown, |; Flick, 81; Bar
bee, 6; Whitaker ,; and Camden, |.
Mr.. Faulkner having received As votes,
a majority Of all the votes cast, President
Price announced the vote and declared
Mr.. Faulkner elected TO the United States
Senate for the term ending March 4, 1893
WhereupOn the joint assembly Dissolved
Here the House took a recess until :
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling, MeSsrs. McClung
Ropp and Taylor were granted leave OF alb
sence, for the balance of the session.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Young, re,
solving that pages Kelly, Chambers anC
! Mccartney be allowed $l.OO per day extra
pay, was defeated.
II. b. II, was again taken up ant
amended so that the bill applies to any
common carrier or carriers who transport
freight or passengers wholly by railroad OF
wholly by water or partly by railroad OF
partly by water.
Mr.. Sydenstricker was granted leave o
absence.
Mr.. Chew, the patron Of II. Is. II belns
absent, its further consideration was post
pOned until ) o'clock.
II. b. II reported from committe Will
a substitute providing for the appointment
by the Board of Public Works of three
commissioners in act with a similar com
mission appointed by Virginia to establish
a part of the boundary line between Yves
Virginia and Virginia was ordered to 1T
engrOssment and third reading.
II. b. > relating to grand Juries up0l
motion was indefinitely postponed.
Here the House took q recess until T:3O